Aerosol generating procedural risks and concomitant mitigation strategies in orthodontics amid COVID-19 pandemic - An updated evidence-based review.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has posed unique challenges to orthodontic profession by adversely impacting provision of in-office orthodontic care due to prevailing uncertainty around risks pertaining to splatter and 'aerosol-generating procedures' (AGPs). This review aims to provide an insight into the prevailing and emerging evidence informing potential risks related to splatter and AGPs, and risk mitigation strategies employed for reducing the potential risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from dental bioaerosols.

Methods

PubMed, Google Scholar, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, LILACS, WHO COVID-19 databases and preprint databases were searched for eligible English language publications. Citation chasing was un

SUBMITTER: Singh H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8141723 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature